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Recent Examples of sough
The company joins others in the restaurant industry that have fallen on rough times and sough bankruptcy protection, including Razzoo’s and Bar Louie.
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Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Although the foundations of rooms remained, like lines of an architectural drawing expressed by pebbles laid end to end, only the chimney still loomed against that hill of dead leaves and leafless trees, while traffic soughed indifferently below.
—William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Although the foundations of rooms remained, like lines of an architectural drawing expressed by pebbles laid end to end, only the chimney still loomed against that hill of dead leaves and leafless trees, while traffic soughed indifferently below.
—William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sough
Verb
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Emma looked at the phone in his hand and sighed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Rather than fighting this system, or even fighting Janice Dickinson, Banks would sigh sadly and tell the women that this was just the way the industry worked.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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To cope, Sesko practices box-breathing to calm himself, a technique involving four four-second phases of breathing in, holding your breath before exhaling, and then holding again.—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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When thoughts race, breathe slowly and trust your inner compass to organize your feelings before responding.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Sough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sough. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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